Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle“Knowthyself”Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschoolSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensStudent ofSocratesand teacherof Aristotle“Knowthyself”Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Saw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedTheAcademyin AthensBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingProposedtheTheory ofFormsValuedreasonover thesensesFoundedtheLyceumschool

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  2. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  3. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  4. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  5. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  6. B-“Know thyself”
  7. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  8. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  9. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  10. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  11. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  12. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  13. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  14. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  15. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  16. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  17. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  18. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  19. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  20. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  21. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  22. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  23. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  24. I-Valued reason over the senses
  25. B-Founded the Lyceum school